"[Christmas] rests upon the paradox that the power and center of the whole universe may be found in some seemingly small matter, that the stars in their courses may move like a moving wheel around the neglected outhouse of an inn."

-G.K. Chesterton

Used with Permission from Winter Fire

Saint Malachy - Joyful Mysteries

Pray and Sacrifice for Bishop Michael R. Cote of Norwich

Christmas Book Treasures for All Ages, by Denise Trull at TOH Blog

In Defense of Anti-Feminism, by Samantha Stephenson at Crisis

I Made Stanley Tucci’s 6-Ingredient Pasta Casserole and It’s Pure Leftover Magic, Lauren Habermehl at Taste of Home

The Winter Witch Lussi and Sicily’s Saint Lucia, by Carlos Perona Calvete at The European Conservative 

A London House with Influences of the British Countryside, Tropical Brazil and Bauhaus, by Virginia Fraser at House & Garden 

The Advent Book Every Woman Should Read, by Susanna Parent at Radiant 

Video: Catholic All-Women's School Will Now Allow Men, with Mary Rice Hasson and Mary FioRito, by Prudence Robertson at EWTN Pro-Life Weekly 

A Nightcap for Pop Pop: Musings Over a Stiff Drink After Babysitting the Grandkids, by John Shaughnessy at Notre Dame Magazine

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In the news: Christmas 2023: Best Catholic Gifts for the Hard-to-Shop-for Person This Year, by Francesca Pollio Fenton at CNA